Question from @Lion (original post):
Hello @qOS When we are building a custom, what is the maximum number of Cores, NSE’s, ESSENCE’s and Synergy modules that can be put into a custom to make it run optimally?
Summary
@Lion — the only hard ceiling is the total: a standard custom holds up to 20 modules, and every core, NSE core, ESSENCE and Synergy module takes one of those 20 slots. There is no separate maximum per category.
What each type is, and how it uses the slots
- Cores carry the essential scripting of a major title. The example builds on the official instructions each run one core with roughly ten supporting modules, all inside a single area of life.
- NSE cores (New Wealth Experience, New Emotional Healing Experience and so on) act as the framework of your custom: every other module in that domain runs through them. Choose the one that matches the custom’s aim rather than collecting several.
- ESSENCE modules are distilled from whole major titles, so each one brings that title’s full direction with it. A few from the same domain reinforce one another; several from unrelated domains pull the custom in different directions.
- Synergy modules merge two existing modules into one slot, which is the neatest way to fit more into 20 without diluting the build.
What “optimal” actually depends on
Focus, not count. The official custom guidance is explicit that the most effective customs stay within one area or a cohesive set of related goals, and that “kitchen sink” builds covering wealth, romance, healing, fitness and spirituality at once produce diluted, slower results. It also advises keeping healing modules to one to three, and spirituality modules to one or two, in an action-focused custom, and running a dedicated healing or spiritual title alongside it instead. Standard intensity is recommended for most people; Terminus and Terminus Squared are for experienced users only.
Recommendation
Pick one aim, one core (or the NSE core for that domain) and a set of modules that all serve it, using Synergy modules where two of your picks already have a merged version. Well under 20 is common and often better. If you post the planned build in the forum’s Custom Build Help section, the community and staff will give you feedback before you order. For how to run it — loops, ramp-up, rest days — use the official instructions: https://instructions.subliminalclub.com